THE TRANSPORTATION CONTROL PLANNING PROCESS: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED DECISION-MAKING. PHASE I

Findings and recommendations on methods of air quality maintenance and transportation planning are presented. The report focuses on transportation control plans and identifies several problem areas, including uncertainties in air pollution data, tight planning deadlines and limited resources, lack of information on transportation control options and their impacts, difficulties in intergovernmental and interagency relations, and breakdowns in communication with the affected public. The research indicates means by which the air quality planning process can be strengthened. More planning on the local levels and more explicit coordination with the ongoing activities of other agencies are recommended.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Center for Transportation Studies, Room 1121
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  Environmental Protection Agency

  401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • BENNETT, E
  • Harvey, G
  • Manheim, M
  • Suhrbier, J
  • Bessey, M
• Publication Date: 1975-3-27

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Attitudes; Communication; Communications; Control; Decision making; Environmental impacts; Environmental quality; Federal government; Forecasting; Information systems; Interagency relations; Intergovernmental relations; Local government; Policy; Pollution control; Problem solving; Programming (Planning); Public relations; Recommendations; Regional planning; State government; Transportation operations; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Air pollution forecasting; Communications management; Government policies; Strategy; Transportation effects
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; Policy; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093146
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CTS-75-4 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-2476
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM